For years I've wanted to make a gown using my family's tartan. But I didn't necessarily want it in wool. So that left a silk fabric. Yeah… expensive silk. From Scotland. hehe :-D Also, I hadn't sewn a plaid in years (and no, I don't mean going back to when I was 14 and made my first real ruffley dress in a lovely Black Watch plaid).
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